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3.00 Credits
The dichotomy at the heart of American culture - the desire to acknowledge the primacy of the individual and the desire to forge a classless, democratic community - provides much of the tension and complexity we find in American literature. Examining the role of the outsider in literary works provides a clearer understanding of the sources and consequences of this tension and the complexity of the variations of the "American "voice.This class examines, in prose, poetry, and narrative fiction the different roles of the outsider: those who choose to remove themselves from the community, those whose experience thrusts them outside the community and those who, because of class, race, gender, or sexual orientation, are forced to the periphery.
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Ways in which American writers (both male and female) accept, modify, or challenge the stereotypic portraits of love and marriage. Which traditions imprison women How do these conventions damage men We will read male and female authors from the turn-of-the-century to our contemporaries and attempt to identify what is uniquely "American" about the ways in which these authors portray and respond to the male/female question. We will begin our study with short stories and conclude with novels. Writing requirements: a reading journal, and one or two short papers.
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3.00 Credits
Historical and contemporary uses of journals and diaries to record reflections, feelings, and events of daily life are considered in this course, along with ways to use this creative process to survive some of life's more difficult transitions. The course includes selected reading and weekly journal writing exercises, utilizing guided imagery, dialogue, the portrait and the not-posted letter. Application to the therapy process is also considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of computers and the concepts underlying their use and application. All students learn word processing and either database or spread sheet applications. Students examine the use of computers in our society and their impact on our culture. The course is a combination of classroom lecture/discussion and lab experience.
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The goal of this course is to give students an appreciation and understanding of the natural world. From the local to the global scale, students use several approaches to study the science of ecology, and in the process, learn something of the natural history of the Santa Barbara area and the global processes important in controlling such phenomena as global warming. The course includes two mandatory all day field trips and individual field projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines aspects of the evolution of African society from the earliest days to the present. This overview is analyzed from a cultural, political, economic, and international perspective. Emphasis and major considerations will include a comprehensive examination of the dynamic interaction between European development and African underdevelopment. An award-winning film series will further serve as a focal point.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of social science research methodology with in-depth study of survey research methods including data collection and analysis. Students design, conduct, and report results of a small survey research project.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth look at experimental and quasi-experimental research methodology and corresponding statistical analyses, including an examination of how research design affects internal and external validity. Students conduct field studies using experimental methods.
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3.00 Credits
Community is a complex, multilevel set of peoples, organizations, and values, inter-woven and bound by relationships. Any single aspect of community affects the whole. Some may argue that the comfort of distance between people in the community is diminishing rapidly and causing a clash of lifestyles. Others would say that the community is coming together to redefine and improve itself. What are the levels and spheres that make up a diverse community What role does awareness of diversity and culture play in the life of the community This course is designed to generate responses to these questions. Professionals, activists, families, and private citizens who are part of this community have been invited to participate in a series of colloquia to share their knowledge, experience, and opinions with the class and community members.
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3.00 Credits
This class focuses on U.S. social movements, including revolutionary movements, in which loosely organized groups of people challenge social norms and values and/or established political and social order, often defying established rules of behavior and bypassing traditional institutional channels (e.g. voting, petitioning, lobbying) for pursuing their interests. The course takes an interdisciplinary perspective combining sociological theory with social history and social psychology and utilizes an historical-comparative approach which focuses on oral social histories and biographies as well as second-hand analysis. Multimedia sources include the music produced by various social movements, audiotapes of the period, and film archives.
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